Pollution - Education | National Geographic Society
2024年11月7日 · The three major types of pollution are air pollution, water pollution, and land pollution. Air Pollution Sometimes, air pollution is visible. A person can see dark smoke pour …
Air Pollution - Education
2024年11月15日 · Air pollution consists of chemicals or particles in the air that can harm the health of humans, animals and plants. It can even damage buildings. Pollutants in the air take …
Earth's Fresh Water - Education
2024年1月26日 · More than 68 percent of the fresh water on Earth is found in icecaps and glaciers, and just over 30 percent is found in ground water. Only about 0.3 percent of our fresh …
What Is Water Pollution? - National Geographic Society
2024年1月22日 · When asked what water pollution is, most students can readily explain pollution as trash thrown away by humans that enters our water. Students can readily identify items …
Conserving Earth - Education
2023年10月19日 · More than five million people die each year from diseases caused by using polluted water for drinking, cooking, or washing. About one-third of Earth’s population lives in …
Light Pollution - National Geographic Society
2024年4月1日 · Light pollution, the excessive or inappropriate use of outdoor artificial light, is affecting human health, wildlife behavior, and our ability to observe stars and other celestial …
The World's Plastic Pollution Crisis Explained - Education
2023年10月19日 · Plastic pollution is most visible in less-wealthy Asian and African nations, where garbage collection systems are often inefficient or nonexistent. But wealthy nations, …
Marine Pollution - Education
2024年9月18日 · Marine pollution is a combination of chemicals and trash, most of which comes from land sources and is washed or blown into the ocean. This pollution results in damage to …
The Greenhouse Effect and our Planet - Education
2024年8月21日 · The greenhouse effect happens when certain gases, which are known as greenhouse gases, accumulate in Earth’s atmosphere. Greenhouse gases include carbon …
Freshwater Resources - Education
2024年7月29日 · Approximately 69 percent of Earth’s fresh water is locked away in the form of ice in glaciers and polar ice caps, and another 30 percent of Earth’s fresh water is under the …